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    outdrive problem ??? HELP!!!

    i have a 79 browning aerocraft with a 140 mercruiser i/o it runs grate starts up fine the motor dosent miss a beat....but when i first get going the boat is real sluggish and slow it will only do about 8 mph for the first 15 min,Saturday i stopped put it in neutral then back in gear it was a...
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    1978 140hp mercruser what oil ??

    sorry for the stupid question guys but what kind of oil for a 1978 140hp mercruser and what is the number off the oil filter ??? thanks guys
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    Water flooding in with outdrive up

    I have a 1978 browning aerocraft with a 140hp mercruiser ...when i put the boat in the water with the drive in the up position water floods in ,but when i drop the drive into the down position it wont leak a drop...anyone know why ? thanks
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    Used Boat Buying Advice Please

    Hi guys i am thinking of buying a used boat off cl,it seems like a good deal and just what i am looking for,the problem is it is way out in the boonies 120 miles from here and bringing a mechanic with me is not an option the boat is about an 88 with a 140hp I/O Mercruiser any advice on what...
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    hi guys question

    i know this is the wrong forum but i posted this at the merc forum and nobody seems to want to reply a friend of mine wants to buy this boat its an 86mercury 150 xr2 it seems to be pumping water real good and it runns cool and it starts fine but it beeps after you start it and it wont stop its...
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    Mercury question BEEPING ??

    i am about buy this boat 86mercury 150 xr2 it seems to be pumping water real good and it starts fine but it beeps after you start it and it want stop its like beep beep beep beep beep beep real fast i dont know much about i dont have a book on yet but does anyone know what that means ? we just...
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    69 erude115hp stater motor question HELP!!!

    hey guys.. i had a problem with my stater the spacer broke so the gear spun past the flywheel,i took it apart and fixed it ,but now the stater motor works in reverse it spins cw how do i get it to spin ccw ether that or i got the worm gear on upside down ???
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    You Guys Ready For Memorial DAY ...

    I am not but almost, i did a gob of re wiring on the boat my god what a mess i pulled over a mile of wire that had absolutely no purpose,bunch of old fish finder stereo vhf speaker crap,i did put in a new fish finder and i mounted the transducer just like the book showed ..it works fine but a...
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    Rippoff Alert!!! Craigslist!!!

    I hope nobody is foolish enough to fall for this one, but apparently some people are, because i have seen the same type of add for suburban JUST REMEMBER IF IT SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE IT IS,, what i would like to do is get as many guys is i can to just waste this guys time in anyway we...
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    Man i love my boat...

    i got up early under bright sunny sky's here in Chicago, i kind of new it was to windy but i went for it anyway i got up to fox lake and i could see it white capping in the middle of the lake ..man i got out there and it was ruff hard to steer got to the other side and there is like a little...
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    Any other Illinois boaters here ?

    enjoying this two month long rain storm:D:D:D:D:D:D
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    ever see a grown man cry ?

    i saw this on CL the guy is trying to sell the trailer for 2k whatever happened i dont know but that just sucks... http://forums.iboats.com/images/attach/jpg.gif
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    Transom safty questions..input Please..

    i am new to boats i bought one off cl this past winter cheep its a 15 foot 85 rinker with what i believe is a 69 115 evinrude i have had it out 3x now its allot of fun......but now i have a couple of concerns, on my back to the dock friday i was driving the boat kind of cross wind at 3/4 power...
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    Fish Finder witch one ??? Please help!!!

    Hi guys.. i need a fish finder/depth finder for my 15ft bow rider 115 outborad ,mostly for the depth finder the lake i frequent has allot of shallow spots i found out the hard way last week when i got stuck in the mud...anyway witch depth finder works good and is easy to install and cost inside...
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    1969 115 evinrude question please help

    i have a 69 erude it seems to run real good,but it shifts kind of hard and when you turn off the motor even in neutral it wants to kick real hard almost like it wants to restart ,not a backfire just a hard kick and a mighty splash then it shuts down...any idea what the problem might be ? thanks
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    13.25x17 vs 14.x17 please help

    Hey guys i got a quick couple questions, first my prop that my boat came with was beat up pretty good so i bought a new one,but i just noticed the new prop is a 13.25x17 and the old one is 14x17 what am i better off with ? the boat is a 15ft rinker bow rider with a 115 erude 1985 boat 1969...
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    serial number ?early 70.s johnson

    i am trying to figure out the year and hp
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